Willard - Steel Mill

Year: 1992

This is sludge before people really caught on and realized that the Melvins were fucking geniuses. Fuck EYEHATEGOD, fuck Noothgrush, fuck Asbestosfuckingdeath, fuck punk rock, it belongs on fucking Mars, this is fucking Willard. (Had Steve Wied from TAD on baterías). This band gets props for staying underground and resisting the charms of Sub Pop back in the day.

Willard - Steel Mill

Bundle of Hiss - Sessions 1986-1988

Here's a great piece of work from Bundle of Hiss. "Sessions 1986-1988" is a re-release of one of their old demo tapes. For those not familiar, Bundle of Hiss was a Seattle band from the 80s featuring Dan Peters and Kurt Danielson. They're a hidden gem as far as i'm concerned - even though this is another pre-grunge movement band comparable to Malfunkshun or Green River in status, don't let it scare you away. Bundle of Hiss was legitimately good with their heavy, fuzzed out, gritty alt rock.

Loveless Records

1. Swamp
2. Sleep No More
3. Amphetamine
4. White
5. Drown
6. What Dreams May Come
7. Rabies
8. Strobe
9. 12 Gauge
10. Hank n Doris
11. Fire Place
12. Ash Wednesday
13. Metamorphosis / After Image
14. Push
15. Apostasy

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=74XI7768

Anodyne - First Four Years - Discography Volume 1

Label: Black Box

Year: 2004

I do believe this one is by request, and even though it would fit better, sonically speaking (size wise it's just fine, not too big not too small), on our sister blog Colostomy Grab Bag, what, with it being all metallic and all. But what the hay, we can all appreciate some noisy, burly, ripping hardcore on occasion right? Plus, Anodyne featured members of the great Luca Brasi (one of my very first posts on this site...look that shit up) and Blacktail (also one of my first posts...seriously, get to looking this shit up!), so why can't we post it here?! Huh?! Why?! All in all, Anodyne's resume includes Luca Brasi and Blacktail, as well as 27, Eye For An Eye (fuck yeah!), Windmills By The Ocean, Versoma, Tombs, and all 700 bands Dave Witte has been is. Not bad eh? 

Musically, you're getting the band's older material, a demo, some old 7"s, compilation tracks, and unreleased material, which tended to be a nice mix of noise rock (think Glazed Baby), second wave Hydra Head Records stuff (think Cable), and rocking sludge (think Tad). Mix that type of tar-black filth together, and what do you get? Well, Anodyne of course. What did you think I was going to say?

I'm really glad someone requested this, cause I hadn't listened to this band in awhile and had forgotten just how potent this music can be. Great stuff.

DL

Casus Belli - Punishment 7" + Return To Zero 7"

Label: Amphetamine Reptile

Year: 1990, 1993

Before Casus Belli, there were The Bastards, and they put out a couple big, thudding records, and appeared alongside a lot of really great bands like Unsane, Bitch Magnet, Cows, Surgery, Halo Of Flies, and Green River during their brief career. This is noteworthy, because when half of The Bastards went on to form Casus Belli (another short-lived project), they rolled in elements of all the aforementioned bands in to one really big and gnarly "fuck you". 

During this particular time period, Amphetamine Reptile Records was firing on all cylinders, putting out records that would go down in history as "important" or "vital", and consequently, some equally great records fell through the cracks. I think this band is just as good as anything else being put out during those years, and that's saying something. So if you missed these the first go-around, pick them up now and just pretend like you had em all along. "Oh yeah man, you hadn't heard Casus Belli before? Shit, where the fuck were you man? I was at, like, their first show ever....in uh...(muffled garbling)...oh damn, there's my ride. Gotta go dude!" You can be that dude!

DL

Laughing Hyenas - Crawl

Label: Touch And Go

Year: 1992

You realize we haven't gotten around to posting any Laughing Hyenas in this place? Doesn't seem particular right or just does it?

I thought maybe we could ease into the band by starting with this four song ep. That way, it's not a major investment of your time and energy, and if you don't care for them, oh well, no great loss. No great loss of your time or energy that is. It would be a great loss of our respect for your musical tastes, but then again, what do you care about what we think? Probably not a lot. Not a lot at all.

The personnel on this recording represent Negative Approach, Easy Action, L7, The Necros, Streamlined, Escape Pod, and Meatmen, but don't expect "Cripple Children Suck" (we should be so lucky). This record comes after the departure of the original drummer and bassist quit the band, so it serves a document of the band going from bruising blues punk dirges, to scraping blues rock dirges. See the difference? Well, you'll hear it. This record is a little cleaner and smoothing around the edges, but still drags the songs through a dirty gutter before hocking them up into a loogie and spitting them in your face. Good shit indeed.

DL

the jesus lizard - shot

released 1996

going back to what i'd said about the melvins...these guys get a lot of mention around these parts and have showed up in live form all over the place...but haven't really had an actual album put on the blog (well...except this one time)

so i give you this...the band's first (of 2) major label albums

they had finally managed to get out of the hole steve albini was keeping them in down in his basement (they formed a human ladder) and went onto record this album...and it seems as if they were afraid to go off into the ragers they had been known for on previous albums (maybe it had something to do with cattle prods..i've read things about steve albini having an arsenal of them laying around his studio and he's not afraid to use them) and they come off a little subdued and cleaner sounding (not necessarily a bad thing...i mean...this is a major label album...and they prefer their artists to be showered and wearing collars...but this is still a jesus lizard album)

rumor has it that this angered mr. albini so much that he cut all ties with the band and made voodoo dolls out of spare clothing and hair david yow had left behind

and you can't talk about this album and not address the song "mailman"...he wants to know if he can run his fingers through my hair/he also wants to know if he can hop around my hole...david yow takes on the role of a woman (which is scary enough as it is...and might make you want to start looking for adam's apples the next time you're trolling in dive bars) that's being stalked by an unknown man...and i'm thinking that the song may be a little metaphor to represent the torching of the jesus lizard/steve albini relationship...and they felt a little more comfortable talking back now that they had capitol records tucking them into bed at night (and now you can picture a creepy steve albini standing outside the lizard's window...cattle prod and duct tape at the ready)

or maybe i'm just looking into it a little too much

either way...it's obvious that the band weezer really liked the song (go and listen to their song "hash pipe"...go on...i'll wait)

see what i mean?

DL: shot

melvins - 1991 - the off ramp - seattle,wa

this was some additional stuff put on the SALAD OF A THOUSAND DELIGHTS (found over yonder) flick when it got re-released on dvd back in 2003

this has a very "like you're actually there" quality to it...and you'll find yourself wanting to either slap the person that filmed this...or slap the back of the guy's head that's standing in front of you (you know...if you really buy into that whole "like you're there" thing)

and not only that...i've provided you with some stills of dale crover standing on his stool wearing his speedo

AND you even get a handy dandy idea on where to keep those pesky drumsticks when they're not in use

dig in!

1 - oven
2 - if i had an exorcism
3 - boris
4 - kool legged

DL: pt.1
DL: pt.2

Halo of Flies - "Music for Insect Minds"

Here's something that i find pretty cool - "Music for Insect Minds" by Halo of Flies. This is basically a collection of hard to find material such as singles and songs from compilations. Halo of Flies brand of dirty punk is addicting, and this is a must have for any HoF fan. Enjoy.

1. Tired and Cold

2. Wasted Time

3. Death of a Fly

4. Ain't No Hell

5. Spit it Out

6. Ballad of Extreme Hate

7. No Time

8. You Get Nothing

9. Headburn

10. Easy or Hard

11. Father Paranoia

12. Drunk (In Detroit)

13. Garbage Rock

14. D.D.T. Beat 69

15. One Barrel Spent

16 I'm Clean

17 Richies Dog

18 How Does It Feel To Feel

19 M.D. 20/20

20 Pipebomb

21 Sinner Sings

22 D.D.T. Fin 13

23 Can't Touch Her

24 Rubber Room

25 Thoughts In A Booth

26 Human Fly

27 I'm A Bug

28 Jagged Time Lapse

29 Clowns

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7NKOB5FX

Janitor Joe - Lucky

Year: 1994
This is Janitor Joe's second, and final, record. Most people hold their loyalty to albums that were recorded while the band was still in their original line-up, or at least, most favorable line-up (Slayer, Metallica (sort of), Anthrax, a bunch of other shitty bands). This is out of educated arrogance most definitely...but I myself can admit that I enjoy this album yards ahead of Big Metal Birds. While Kristen Pfaff is missing from this recording, due to her defection to Hole, you can still hear a void in presence...and I think that's what draws me to this album. Of course, you need to be aware of the historical implications of her leaving the band and her planned return to Janitor Joe, yadda yadda...in which the signifigance to what I'm referring to depends wholly on subjective standing, but I find it pretty believable that Janitor Joe was preparing, or at least coping until, Kristen Pfaff's return to the band; the lowered bass mix, the backing vocals that could easily be substituted for Kristen's...I don't know...I'm invested in my own theory. But I'm also convinced that steve albini was behind 9/11. (HAH!)

Janitor Joe - Lucky

Janitor Joe - Big Metal Birds post

why do the cute ones always have to get addicted to heroin and die?

fudge tunnel - fudgecake

released 1992

seeing as how most folks have been on a fudge tunnel kick around these parts as of late...i hope you've got your raincoats on...we're going through again

this combines their SEX MAMMOTH 7" and their THE SWEET SOUND OF EXCESS 12"

that's a lot of inches...i hope you're prepared

DL: fudgecake